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Use of Producer Gas from Wood Pellet on Dual Fuel for a Diesel-engine Generator

Ekkachai Sutheerasak 1, Worachest Pirompugd 1, Wirogana Ruengphrathuengsuka 2, and Surachai Sanitjai 3
1. Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand
2. Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand
3. Mechanical Engineering Department, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand

Abstract— This research aims to use producer gas from wood pellet producing from a small gasifier in dual fuel mode for a diesel-engine generator. The engine was tested at speed 1,800 rpm and different loads. Results show that the use of diesel combined with producer gas at 55 lpm resulted in an increase of diesel saving to 23%. Electrical efficiency and energy saving increased to 3% and 13% as compared with diesel, respectively. Producer gas increasing more than 55 lpm led to the addition of black smoke to 30%, and there was more soot within the combustion chamber than diesel.

Index Terms—producer gas, diesel engine, performance, emission

Cite: Ekkachai Sutheerasak, Worachest Pirompugd, Wirogana Ruengphrathuengsuka, and Surachai Sanitjai, "Use of Producer Gas from Wood Pellet on Dual Fuel for a Diesel-engine Generator," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, Vol. 9, No. 10, pp. 1365-1370, October 2020. DOI: 10.18178/ijmerr.9.10.1365-1370

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